Ariana DeBose - From Broadway to the Big Screen in “West Side Story” | The Daily Show

Award-winning actor, dancer, and singer Ariana DeBose discusses her role as Anita in “West Side Story,” the many ways she relates to the character, and what it was like working with Steven Spielberg and Rita Moreno, the first Latina to win an Oscar for the original film. #DailyShow
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[@F1Swiftie]

She’s the OG Hamilton “The Bullet”. Love love love to see her getting all this recognition!

[@kallen868]

See The Prom too!

[@chadhumbert1791]

Ariana Debose has so much talent and personality! Shes also funny, intelligent and an absolute smokeshow too

[@miracudrag]

She is absolutely stunning and she played that role magnificently! She's proved herself for being one of the best actors out there!!! I love love her.

[@NellieKAdaba]

👍🏿

[@zengergazette9738]

If you haven’t seen the original WSS you have no idea what you are talking about

[@factsoverfear9771]

Her talent and personality is so spot on ✅✅✅

[@markgolden504]

Lenny Bernstein was a family friend. Ariana did his memory proud, as did the rest of the cast. Magnificent.

[@RoseXo]

I always look forward to these interviews. Trevor is such a great interviewer

[@mandyinseattle]

They should marry. ♥️

[@idaf3028]

@@mandyinseattle ok chill lol

[@alexandrawhitley5293]

She looks like very easy going, fresh authentic and genuine...ponle Fuego Ariana♥️♥️

[@breevaldez-kenny1274]

estoy de acuerdo ☝🏽 😀

[@gregorioabrilsanjuan9431]

Y yo,es una prodigiosa bailarina e intérprete de arte dramático,ponle fuego,Javi

[@mlggamer5296]

I admired her humility. I love celebrities like her

[@laalaa99stl]

If they ever reboot the old In Living Color sketch show, I hope she's involved with it!

[@meredithchandler73]

Afro-Latina representation! Let's start a campaign for Ariana DeBose and Gina Torres (another amazing Afro-Latina performer) to do something together. Gina has a GORGEOUS voice!

[@blackbird5634]

Have mercy this lady is gorgeous! How lovely!!

[@aisadal2521]

I'm really glad she's gotten this amazing opportunity 😄

[@zengergazette9738]

She’s earned it. She didn’t get it

[@luisaespinoza9509]

Welcome back Trevor 👏🏽👏🏽👏🏽missed you sooo mucho🤪 And gracias for this interview this lady is amazing 💐👏🏽👏🏽👏🏽 looking forward to seeing the movie 💃🏻

[@sammywambugu]

I love her laugh

[@turdl38]

so talented and adorable to boot

[@reblwill1]

Ridiculously talented. I'll watch the variety show!

[@rrnn6472]

I can see the comedy / variety. She had some great sketches on SNL.

[@Ringsfan1]

She better get a Best Supporting Actress Oscar Nomination!!!!

[@idaf3028]

Nah she better win

[@vortiz3351]

Yeah, they way it’s trending she’s our winner and deservedly so! 🙌🏽

[@boredstranger7522]

Really hope she wins. She deserves it!

[@JustBeingAwesome]

she did, and she won :p

[@rustyvino]

East Side Story & South Side Story & North side story ends up once again as West Side Story as one of the most beautiful actors Ariana Debose brings it to the fore so naturally. Watching her interview with Trevor Noah from The Daily Show was remarkable. Just watching her express feelings with that phenomenal laugh of hers I felt on top of the world for that one moment. May dear Debose carry on for ever and a day!

[@MaddyRadtke]

This is embarrassing to admit, but I brought my family to see this movie and after I forced them to watch the 20/20 somethings coming. Her speaking on being Afro-Latina is so important because my family asked me what that meant, and how they have never known that is an ethnicity. We are white, they are in their 50's, but that is why representation is so important. Not only is the community able to see themselves in large scale productions and embrace who they are, but it is teaching older generations of whites that others exist in this world, it ain't just you honey. (I'm lucky that my parents are willing to listen, I know not all white people are like that, and this film won't teach them anything if they are not willing to learn). It is just beautiful to see that I'm able to show my parents something and have them learn even though they have lived much longer than me.

[@brianfons6210]

Love this woman!

[@tracibillington8025]

I adore them both!

[@MKhan-uv5kt]

Congratulations! Now an oscar winner too!!! 🥳🥳🥳

[@williamthatsmyname]

Dang, she's so pretty

[@MrShagnasty18]

Such a Great Performance ! ! She is so Lovely ! !

[@dr.braxygilkeycruises1460]

Trevor, you are such a great interviewer! Thank you for letting Ariana DeBose actually talk. She is so wonderful. The crazy thing is, I didn't know her actual name. I was calling her *"The Bullet"* all this time (#Hamilton!). To find out she was playing the most beloved character of my lifetime, *Anita in West Side Story,* was amazing! And I absolutely LOVED her on *SNL.* She really was the highlight of every moment. The only thing I didn't like was Kate McKinnon being in the opening monologue because I wanted more of ARIANA!!!

[@jp9707]

I thought Kate and Ariana complemented each other very well! But I am very biased, I have been obsessed with Kate for the past ten years and Ariana is fabulous, so seeing the two of them together was amazing! I also just got the feeling they were both fan-girling over each other a little bit 😄

[@stevobooze7766]

Schmigadoon she’s in it and it’s a lovely show on Apple TV give it a watch

[@explration762]

She’s excellent in Schmigadoon

[@kipwonder2233]

Jesus...Mary...and Joseph!!! This woman is GORGEOUS🤩!!

[@S1L3NTG4M3R]

THANKS

[@mlggamer5296]

Looks like I got to see both versions I vaguely remember seeing it when I was a kid but it's been a while now

[@idaf3028]

I recommend it!! It’s definitely worth seeing.

[@zengergazette9738]

@@idaf3028 nah, nothing like the original. It had talent and wasn’t into the PC 💩

[@phreak074]

She's got that Freddie vibe from It's a Different World

[@nyebots]

😍😍😍😍

[@pedronoa1973]

When preparation meets oppurtunity.

[@ahauswal]

I can't wait to see this movie!!!

[@brianfons6210]

Bring Kleenex

[@ahauswal]

@@brianfons6210 oh, no doubt!

[@kallen868]

It's amazing!

[@idaf3028]

It’ll be worth it! I think it’s switching to Disney + soon so I recommend the theatre it’ll be so much better!

[@zengergazette9738]

If you haven’t seen the original, don’t bother with this one. It flopped at the box office.

[@mandyinseattle]

She's wonderful, and I haven't even seen the new version.

[@idaf3028]

Definitely should! Her performance is the best part of the whole movie

[@zengergazette9738]

Don’t bother. The movie flopped because it tried to pander to the PC 💩. Latinos didn’t go to it for a reason. Stick to the original, this one is a waste of time

[@idaf3028]

@@zengergazette9738 actually it’s doing pretty well now. It’s got a higher score/the same on rotten tomatoes as the original 😁

[@michellegomes2030]

She is crazy talented. We’re not worthy.

[@mariapowell8450]

Is on point with characters i hope she ventures out of Broadway into other comedies she was a versatile with a hearty laugh she is Fresh

[@HobbitSizedJedi5oO]

They would be a cute couple. She did an amazing job in West Side Story 🥰🥰🥰

[@haydeecolon7868]

I think they look like siblings.

[@johnchiwila7567]

I think so too..plus she seemed very comfortable around Trevor lol

[@kallen868]

@@haydeecolon7868 my prob with WSS 1961 was Tony and Maria also looked like siblings. The original script calls for a "Sandy haired boy" just sayin' Warren Beatty would have made more sense.

[@idaf3028]

@@kallen868 that’s because Maria and most of the cast weren’t Latine.

[@zengergazette9738]

@@idaf3028 Latino. The word is LATINO. And the remake flopped because it Reid to pander to PC a$$holes. Latinos rejected it. The original will always be a classic. Rita will always be Anita and Natalie will always be Maria.

[@filianoctu21]

🇵🇷❤️🇵🇷

[@Rawreson101]

They would make adorable babies 😊

[@pedronoa1973]

Ariana is beautiful.

[@HWCism]

You are some lucky dude to do that interview, you know that, right?

[@anniemayfield4589]

When those white boys were harassing Anita and they called her “chiquita banana” I was so very upset because my my mom calls me Anita and my mom calls me chiquita banana so it just felt really personal (my mom is Latina).

[@idaf3028]

That was a really sad scene

[@zengergazette9738]

I hope you are talking about the original WSS because the new one was PC 💩 which is why it flopped. Even Latinos didn’t want to watch it. Anita will always be Rita Moreno and Maria will always be Natalie Wood.

[@zengergazette9738]

@@idaf3028 You haven’t seen the original movie have you? It shows

[@idaf3028]

@@zengergazette9738 You do realise this movie isn’t a remake of the 61 film right? And Ariana DeBose’ Anita is Oscar worthy

[@idaf3028]

@@zengergazette9738 yes I have, a million times. But this isn’t a remake of the original movie so why compare it that much?

[@RKHINDIFACTS0008]

Souls commonly known as heart.

[@rovaldovanderhorst3372]

She looks like Alana from broad city.

[@crystalpinkston1718]

Am I the only person to do a double take because Trevor's shirt maches his skin so well I had to make sure he had one on?

[@sfensjm1727]

You should take about the big scandal in Holland, what’s happening in and around the show ‘The voice of Holland’. It’s soooo shocking 😱😱

[@nathanialpittman6949]

Ok can someone Get the Wayans on the line?

[@shecat1964]

Do you now have something against Canada Trevor? I have been a fan of your show for years, Now all your newer uploads all say, This user has not made the video available in your area? So whats up? This is the last vid i have access to.

[@jenmae3444]

I couldn’t see any of his latest vids, something going on ?

[@aklsshinobiworld8689]

Hello trevor can you talk about what's going on in mali 🇲🇱 (west Africa) how french government are trying to hold them Down.

[@CanYouKeepUp2K7]

Ok, I think I'm in love 🥰 Too bad she is_______. Maybe in a next lifetime.

[@RKHINDIFACTS0008]

Film industry is tought with pop culture.fulljoyment republic ways.

[@thenut1212]

I wonder what Stephen Sondheim would have thought about his very first play being turned into a movie this soon after his death?

[@tel4650]

He saw it before he passed and enjoyed it.

[@kallen868]

He was involved in the production totally...before his death.

[@thenut1212]

Are you guys sure you’re not thinking of the Broadway revival? I know he was all in on that. IDK, you guys probably know better than I would.

[@kallen868]

@@thenut1212 Sondheim was in the recording studio rehearsing the songs for the film with Speilberg.

[@idaf3028]

He was involved in this movie

[@PinkDreamin]

Thumbnail looks like siblings 😊

[@pillowpants83]

Is she a bit in love with Trevor?

[@kallen868]

I am.

[@margicates553]

Aren’t we all?

[@legendprosowandey104]

I g😊t me

[@kientechnologychannel9902]

Her face is like Neymar

[@cyusahanafy6916]

What did you do with all the money you fundraised in 2021

[@theirregularhubshow4734]

Trevor Noah the goat

[@miraclekathy]

Despite the reviews? Mmm..

[@carlhull8276]

Who Dat?

[@williamthatsmyname]

Her name is Dee

[@idaf3028]

Katy

[@abortionismurder4265]

Is it true her movie wasn't successful because many Latinos didn't want to see an afro Latina with deep brown skin star in it and are not accepting of afro latinos?! 😞

[@belle-ashton2167]

No way I hope it’s not true. It’s heartbreaking and revolting

[@idaf3028]

It’s not true. People loved her in it

[@zengergazette9738]

Yes, the movie flopped. Latinos didn’t go see it nor did anyone else. It lost millions. Not sure how people didn’t see that coming. That’s what happens when you try to make a classic into PC 💩. It made nowhere near what it cost to make. It’s not even in theatres anymore.

[@zengergazette9738]

@@idaf3028 It is trie, the movie flopped. Box office failure. Nothing like the original.

[@felixmidas3245]

Funny how they don't talk about how "West Side Story" bombed at the box office.

[@scorpnov13]

Musicals can’t compete with blockbusters like Spider-Man, in the age of cartoon minds.

[@idaf3028]

It doesn’t matter that much. We’re in a new variet of covid + spider man release. It doesn’t take away the fact it’s an amazing film

[@idaf3028]

@@scorpnov13 sure spider man was amazing and it was a blockbuster but it’s not award worthy like this

[@zengergazette9738]

@@idaf3028 yeah it does matter. The movie flopped. Major box office loss. That’s what happens when you try to shove PC 💩. Hollywood will continue to lose $ until it starts to focus on talent instead of race, gender and quotas. This movie, if award worthy, is only to pander to the racists not because of talent. The original deserved all the awards it got. It actually had to do with talent

[@margicates553]

It was only released nationally for a short time, so that it could hit streaming after a month.

[@salvagemonster3612]

Wait a minute. I thought Noah only could do anti Trump and Republican videos? I didn’t know he could interview anyone but his own ego.

[@dr.wolfstar1765]

West side Story and the daily show have both become a Joke

[@idaf3028]

i don’t remember anyone asking